St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against running cost categories, which includes all staffing (excluding premises staff), ICT, consultancy and catering.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • number of pupils
  • pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM)
  • pupils with special educational needs (SEN), or proportion of various SEN provisions for special schools
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 954 17% 32.8%
John Madejski Academy
Reading, RG2 8AF
Secondary 872 15.2% 34.1%
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0AT
Secondary 880 16.8% 33.4%
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Tamworth, B77 4FF
Secondary 945 16.2% 35.4%
Hammersmith Academy
London, W12 9JD
Secondary 913 14.8% 34.2%
Walton Academy
Grantham, NG31 7JR
Secondary 1,001 18.8% 33.6%
Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ
Secondary 1,042 15.5% 33.8%
St Joseph's College
London, SE19 3HL
Secondary 949 12.6% 32.6%
Chantry Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9LR
Secondary 950 18.6% 35.4%
Woodham Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4AX
Secondary 1,041 17.2% 32.7%
The Bolsover School
Chesterfield, S44 6XA
Secondary 884 16.8% 34%
Lodge Park Academy
Corby, NN17 2JH
Secondary 987 16% 31.7%
Colne Primet Academy
Colne, BB8 8JF
Secondary 870 18.3% 34.4%
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR2 0SX
Secondary 890 15% 30.7%
Kingsley Academy
Hounslow, TW3 1AX
Secondary 939 14.7% 30.6%
Bower Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4YY
Secondary 1,026 15.7% 34.7%
Birchwood Community High School
Warrington, WA3 7PT
Secondary 915 19.6% 30.9%
Wingfield Academy
Rotherham, S61 4AU
Secondary 995 18.4% 31.9%
Thorns Collegiate Academy
Brierley Hill, DY5 2NU
Secondary 953 18.9% 31.8%
Granville Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 7JR
Secondary 889 20.6% 32.1%
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Pudsey, LS28 5SG
Secondary 1,055 18.7% 32.7%
Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH
Secondary 956 16.3% 31.4%
Whitworth Park Academy
Spennymoor, DL16 7LN
Secondary 939 19.1% 33.9%
Laurus Ryecroft
Manchester, M43 7LJ
Secondary 1,051 18.9% 31.9%
Oasis Academy Sholing
Southampton, SO19 8PH
Secondary 1,032 17.1% 31.1%
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 0HE
Secondary 929 19.8% 31.8%
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Slough, SL2 5AY
Secondary 877 14.3% 33.5%
Wey Valley Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AN
Secondary 979 16.1% 33.7%
Perryfields Academy
Oldbury, B68 0RG
Secondary 952 18.1% 31.8%
Outwood Academy Hindley
Wigan, WN2 4LG
Secondary 927 14.7% 30.9%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against building cost categories, which includes utilities, cleaning and maintenance.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • gross internal floor area
  • average age of buildings
  • whether they are a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) school
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 954 Sign in to see
The Open Academy
Norwich, NR7 9DL
Secondary 582
Maltings Academy
Witham, CM8 1EP
Secondary 893
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
Worcester, WR3 8HN
Secondary 1,101
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
Dartford, DA1 4RS
Secondary 1,076
Outwood Academy Adwick
Doncaster, DN6 7SF
Secondary 1,165
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ
Secondary 1,198
All Saints Church of England Academy
Plymouth, PL5 3NE
Secondary 617
North Shore Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY
Secondary 767
Sarum Academy
Salisbury, SP2 9HS
Secondary 744
Allestree Woodlands School
Derby, DE22 2LW
Secondary 1,416
Campsmount Academy
Doncaster, DN6 9AS
Secondary 779
Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ
Secondary 1,042
Kingsley Academy
Hounslow, TW3 1AX
Secondary 939
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE
Secondary 964
The Ruth Gorse Academy
Leeds, LS10 1HW
Secondary 1,275
Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7LS
Secondary 848
Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 7AJ
Secondary 1,168
Workington Academy
Workington, CA14 4EB
Secondary 1,280
Manor Community Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 3PS
Secondary 1,047
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Secondary 735
The WREN School
Reading, RG30 2BB
Secondary 1,005
Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Peterborough, PE7 8HR
Secondary 1,251
Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
London, W5 2JX
Secondary 961
Great Western Academy
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Secondary 952
Goodwin Academy
Deal, CT14 9BD
Secondary 852
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH
Secondary 1,043
Seaham High School
Seaham, SR7 0BH
Secondary 1,122
Laurence Jackson School
Guisborough, TS14 6RD
Secondary 1,239
Ark Blake Academy
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Secondary 665